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Castles In Ireland : Feudal Power In A Gaelic World.

The story of the nature and development of lordship and power in medieval Ireland as displayed through the majesty and uniqueness of individual castles.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mcneill, Tom
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction; PART I: EARLY CASTLES: TO c. 1225; 1 Before 1166; 2 Early castles of stone; 3 Early castles of earth and timber; 4 Castles and the establishing of English lordships in Ireland; PART II: FROM THE EARLY THIRTEENTH TO THE MID- FOURTEENTH CENTURY; 5 The central period of English lordship; 6 Castles in the English fashion; 7 Castles in a divergent tradition; 8 Lesser stone castles; 9 Castles of the Irish; 10 Summary; PART III: CASTLES OF THE LATER MIDDLE AGES; 11 The fourteenth century; 12 Enclosure castles of the later middle ages
  • 13 Tower-houses: dates and distribution14 Tower-houses: structure and use; 15 The later middle ages and the end of castles in Ireland; Epilogue; Gazetteer of selected castles; Glossary; Bibliography; Index